Plum roadway collapses due to landslide below

PLUM, Pa. — A Plum road often used as a shortcut to Penn Hills and New Kensington is closed after a portion collapsed because of a landslide below.

No houses were affected because the slide was isolated, but a section of Boda Road is closed until mid-July so that crews can stabilize the road and hillside.

This is going to be a headache for drivers because Boda Road is a heavily traveled shortcut between Penn Hills, Plum and New Kensington.

“Detour, detour, detour. There’s one down here, too, so you just live with it,” said motorist Naomi Kohl.

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Like a lot of steep hillsides in and on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, too much rain helped cause a landslide. Signage is up and heavy equipment is in place, but actual work won’t begin until Monday because workers discovered a water line.

A PennDOT contractor told Channel 11 the hillside below must be shored up and stabilized. Weather permitting, that work will take weeks, and Channel 11 confirmed Boda Road likely won’t reopen until at least mid-July

If you live north of the closure, you will take Milltown Road and follow the detour signs. And if you live south of it, follow Mill Street and turn right onto Hulton Road.

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